SheevaPlug - 1.2Ghz computer in a plug

Ice Tea · 11 Jul 2009 at 12:36

MMMmmmmmmm SheevaPlug

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-22-sheevaplug-dev-kit-us.aspx

http://www.computingplugs.com/index.php/Main_Page

http://www.plugcomputer.org/

Now got past the development stage and about to go comercial ( Buffalo, D-Link, LaCie and Seagate )

http://slashgear.com/buffalo-d-link...-marvell-plug-computers-2447770/#entrycontent

http://www.ionics-ems.com/plugcomputer.html

http://www.highseclabs.com/sheeva_plug_sp1100.html

# Kirkwood series SoC with an embedded Marvell Sheeva (88F6281) CPU core running at 1.2Ghz.
# 512 Mbytes of DDR2 memory.
# 512 Mbytes of NAND Flash memory use for system boot and the OS filesystem.
# USB 2.0 (480Mbps) running as HOST.
# Gigabit ethernet connection to the cpu.

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Ice Tea · 17 Dec 2009 at 07:00

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Some of the many things this is currently being used for

* Centralized file server - If the Sheeva Plug is attached to the Internet, then all you files are available for you anywhere you have access.
* Web server - Web server does not always mean Amazon or eBay. You can have a web server to host your pictures or video.
* Applications Server - Run network based applications
* Wireless security camera with motion detection - USB WLAN card and a USB webcam results in a setup that can allow live video streaming over the internet, or perhaps as a surveillance / security camera.
* Bittorrent - Attach a big hard drive and let it go. Nothing else needs to be said.
* Usenet - Upload or download from the Usenet with pan.
* SSH tunnel - Secure all your web access from open networks with a SSH tunnel to your home network.
* Alarm clock - Wake up other computers on your network.
* tvRSS - Automatically torrent the latest TV shows with a RSS feed from places like tvRSS
* MythTV backend - Run the entire MythTV backend on the Sheeva Plug.
* Firewall - Sits between ADSL router and home network

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It's started turning up in the UK for £90 so well overpriced for a 10w 1.2Ghz CPU considering you could build a Atom 330 box for not much more.

So much for all the fanfare that it was going to be a $60 unit that was a must have for low powered 24/7 servers.

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Ice Tea · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:43

Methanoid said:
Yes, still too expensive.

Sheeva £90, HDD £80, External USB Box £25 = £195

Buffalo Linkstation 1.5Tb = £195

Both have same hardware but the Buffalo is a lot tidier.

So why bother with Sheeva?

Yeah good point.

I forgot about the new Buffalo using a new more powerful CPU than the older model.Can they be unslung like the old model or is Buffalo being a bleeper and using a protected kernel. ?

*edit*

Just remebered there is buffalo.nas-central.org i'll go and have a look.

Ice Tea · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:57

The new Asrock A330GC-D Motherboard can be had for £58.56 with free delivery and unlike other 330 boards this has dual channel ram up too 4GB but i read some where that Freenas can't currently see it's onboard Gigabit Lan.

So nothing ever runs smooth also the only other thing stopping me from rushing to buy a Atom based box is the bother of having to have keyboards and mouse plugged in until it's setup.